A Clockwork Orange

The useful idiots in the Occupy “movement” were back and in predictable form as the rubes descended on Wall Street once again to mark the first anniversary of their spectacle. Surprisingly, only 181 were arrested by the NYPD as of last night on a variety of charges, including disorderly conduct. A mob is still a [...]

I couldn’t help but comment on the clever article “Britain Burns the Colour of ‘A Clockwork Orange’” because it offers some parallels between the London rioters and Anthony Burgess’ 1962 book turned subsequent 1971 Stanley Kubrick film, showing how a society which has completely failed its youth turns near totalitarian to fix the problem. In [...]